Klarinet Archive - Posting 000158.txt from 2008/09

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] G "Turkish" Clarinets.
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:03:59 -0400

Amati make a G clarinet (I have one and also a genuine turkish G by
Sul Burka. Their tone is very similar but I prefer to play the Amati.
However I believe that in a Turkish ensemble the G traditionally
reinforced the bass line with the occasional tenor register counter
melody; the 'melodic' clarinet is the high D or even th G altissimo,
as also found in Austria. Leblanc may make a D but I have been
looking for a high G for a long time and now I have found a possible
lead I think my playing is unlikely to be up to it.
Martin

On 28 Sep 2008, at 15:44, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:

> In heaven's name, WHAT DO YOU WANT ONE OF THOSE BEASTS FOR?????!!
> You can play Turkish music just fine with your 'beefer' (like I do).
>
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
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> You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
> ~Doug Floyd
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> On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Johchance1@-----.com wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend a brand of the "low G Turkish clarinets"
>> Jon
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